Nursing Education PHD

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Online Doctoral Education from Renowned Nursing Education Faculty

The Nursing Education post-master's PhD is designed to prepare scholars for academic settings or health care organizations. It is an online program designed to develop excellence in teaching the discipline of nursing and a research trajectory specific to nursing education. This doctoral program extends content acquired at the baccalaureate or master’s levels to emphasize knowledge development, education strategies, leadership and research.

In this program, you will draw upon the educational expertise of the university at large by utilizing curricular and research resources of other disciplines as well as those of nursing. The program requirements are distributed across four major focus areas (nursing science, nursing education, research and professional leadership).

This online program, offered by the UNC School of Nursing through the Office of Extended Studies, begins each Fall via a competitive admission process.

Preparing Nurse Educators

Nurse Educators Critically Needed

There is high demand nationwide for additional Nurse Educators, and particularly in Colorado. In fact, 53% of the state's full-time faculty is aged 55 or older and retiring at a rate of 45 individuals per year, according to the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence.

The Nursing Education PhD program is committed to increasing the number of doctorally-prepared nurse educators. Graduates of the PhD program are qualified to fill nursing faculty positions in educational institutions and health care agencies.

The fully-accredited UNC School of Nursing is widely recognized for preparing excellent nurses and teachers.